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The Dorsetshire Gap – Church Hill Enclosure loop from Hazelbury Bryan

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The Dorsetshire Gap – Church Hill Enclosure loop from Hazelbury Bryan

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The Dorsetshire Gap – Church Hill Enclosure loop from Hazelbury Bryan

01:54

24.3km

370m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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7.37 km

View of Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful stretch but a donkey’s trail so not really for cycling. Bumpy stretches before and after, mtb/hikers terrain!

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7.62 km

The Dorsetshire Gap

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Dorsetshire Gap is, or Dorset Gap as it's known for short, is a dip in the Dorset Downs chalk ridge between Nordon Hill and Nettleton Tout, close to the …

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9.72 km

Kithill Plantation

Forest

10.8 km

A square earthwork, about 25m each side, a raised bank about 1m above the flat surrounding ground, immediately adjacent to the Wessex Ridgeway. The reason for the earthworks has not yet been determined.

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12.0 km

View of the Dorset Countryside

Highlight • Trail

Great views of the Dorset countryside from the Ridgeway.

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14.8 km

Old Church Rooms Village Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

Village shop with a great selection of food.

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20.1 km

St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Mappowder

Highlight • Historical Site

A picture-perfect rural village, it’s worth stretching your legs in Mappowder and strolling around the interesting 15th century church. Also, those lanes that surround the village are tip-top for riding. …

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22.6 km

Petr & Annette’s Café

Highlight • Cafe

24.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.7 km

9.49 km

1.46 km

605 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

10.7 km

2.30 km

234 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Wednesday 24 June

36°C

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The Dorsetshire Gap – Church Hill Enclosure loop from Hazelbury Bryan

View of Dorset National Landscape

The Dorsetshire Gap

Church Hill Enclosure

View of the Dorset Countryside

Old Church Rooms Village Shop

St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Mappowder

Petr & Annette’s Café

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